Orange City — A trip to the courthouse meant a trip to jail for a Rock Valley man.

The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 1:30 PM on Thursday, February 13th, Sioux County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 33-year-old Leslie Spaans of Rock Valley on charges of public intoxication, operating while intoxicated 2nd offense, open container and no driver’s license.

The arrest stemmed from an incident at the Sioux County Courthouse in Orange City. Spaans appeared at the Courthouse in an intoxicated state. Deputies at the Courthouse observed Spaans and further investigated the incident. The officers found that Spaans was intoxicated and had driven a vehicle to the Courthouse for a hearing he had that afternoon.